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[islandnation]

[The nights were getting somewhat shorter, yes, but they were still long. And dark. And after more than a few months of this, he was just feeling depressed. But you'll find him in a wool Icelandic sweater in the corner with a mug of hot chocolate, trying to convince you he's perfectly fine, mmyep. Not even preparations for Eurovision were pulling

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[usqueadmare]

[A wild Canada appears! Well, not terribly wild, but there's narration for you. He spots Iceland looking rather down and detours to sit next to him.]

Halló, right? Mind some company?

[usqueadmare]

Don't worry. I'm Canada, not England. I only do grand things when he tells me to. Otherwise, it's just like the humans do family reunions, really.

[islandnation]

Alright, then. [That was good. Iceland was Not Fond of England right now.]

...I could stand that sort of family reunion.

[usqueadmare]

[That's pretty much a given. Canada hasn't been Fond of England since... well, never.]

Then it'll have to happen, then. I don't spend enough time with the other northern countries. Too much America.

[islandnation]

[No one really is fond of England anymore in general, it seemed.]

Ah... yes, we don't see you very often. I don't know how you live with him.

[usqueadmare]

He's not so bad, really, if you don't mind him being a pig and try not to get upset when he badmouths your friends. [Err...] On second thought, I'm not sure, either. It was much easier three hundred years ago, let's say that much.

[islandnation]

[Ice gave him a sympathetic look. Really, you couldn't not be.]

I imagine family's family, or something. [It was still weird to think he was older than both Canada and America, but he could believe he was easier to get along with when he wasn't a huge world power.]

[usqueadmare]

This is true. He'd just whine if nobody liked him, and he's almost figured out how to find my house without me picking him up in town. I suppose it's for everyone's benefit if I put up with him. I do envy you your easier brothers, though.

[islandnation]

My brothers are the opposite.. they were worse centuries ago, but seem to have... mellowed, slightly. Siblings are always annoying, I think.

[usqueadmare]

Mellowing is good. I hope you get them back sometimes, though. I know I need to have things to show off or I'd just fade away.

[islandnation]

Oh, they are still annoying. Just not as... well, unbearable as before.

I know what you mean, though. About trying not to fade away.

[usqueadmare]

It's not easy, is it? [He gives a sad little smile, reaching over to Ice's lap to pat Kumajirou between the ears] It's like... if you don't know to look for us, you won't see us. Had that problem with my territories a few years back. How embarrassing. Except... I don't think anyone would care enough to apologize.

[islandnation]

Mm.. [He wasn't sure what incident he was talking about... Nunavut, maybe? Ice had been too preoccupied with things at home.]

Sometimes we're quite overlooked, it seems. Though, being in the spotlight isn't always great either... [He sighs. With debts already, he really didn't need Eyjafjallajökull to blow up. That was the little, calm volcano, not one of the angry sisters, even.]

[usqueadmare]

[Nunavut would be the case in question, but it's okay. He's never quite mastered how to pronounce most of Iceland's locations, especially that one recently troubled volcano, so he figures they'd be even in un-knowledge.]

There's gotta be a balance, somehow. It's just a matter of finding it. Respected, but not scrutinized.